NCR based holiday planning startup WeAreHolidays has raised a new round of funding led by Matrix Partners and its existing investors Blume and GSF Superangel Investors. MakeMyTrip’s co-founder Sachin Bhatia is also an investor in WeAreHolidays.

WeAreHolidays offers users holiday packages that can be booked and customized online.

The new round of funding will be used by the startup to grow its business and deepen its technology and analytics expertise. Currently it growing at 30% MoM.

Indians travelling overseas for leisure alone is a $5-7 Bn market which is growing 40% annually. Out of this, 10% comprise customized holidays – a segment which is growing much faster than other segments. “We believe there is a huge opportunity to leverage technology to re-define the experience of leisure travellers,” Deepak Wadhwa, CEO, WeAreHolidays.

In past few weeks, there has been a lot of funding announcements in regards to this space including – mobile marketplace connecting travelers and locals, SeekSherpa raising seed round of funding from group of angels associated with earlystage accelerator VentureNursery and online marketplace Travel Triangle, that connects agents with best deals as per the customers travel needs, raised INR 10 Cr in a new funding round from Saif Partners.

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